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The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy - Hogwarts for Muggles

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Informationen zum Autor GREGORY BASSHAM is chair of the Philosophy Department and a professor of philosophy at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He is coeditor of the forthcoming The Hobbit and Philosophy and has coedited The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy, The Chronicles of Narnia and Philosophy, and Basketball and Philosophy. WILLIAM IRWIN is a professor of philosophy at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen recent titles, including Batman and Philosophy, House and Philosophy, and Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy. Klappentext Is it always wrong to use a love potion? Is death something to be feared . . . or "mastered"? What can Severus Snape teach us about the possibility of redemption? Is love the most powerful magic of all? J. K. Rowling's wildly popular Harry Potter books may appear to be simple children's tales on the surface, but like Hogwarts, they conceal many hidden chambers, trapdoors, and perplexing secrets. Drawing on all seven books in the Harry Potter series, The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy offers a powerful brew of insights about good and evil, love, death, power, sacrifice, and hope. Is it true, as Dumbledore says, that our choices reveal far more about us than our abilities do? Is there an afterlife, and what might it be like? Here's a Pensieve for your thoughts. So take a healthy slug of Baruffio's Brain Elixir and join Bassham's Army of talented philosophers in exploring the mind-stretching deeper questions of the Potter books and films. Zusammenfassung A philosophical exploration of the entire seven-book Harry Potter series Harry Potter has been heralded as one of the most popular book series of all time and the philosophical nature of Harry! Hermione! and Ron's quest to rid the world of its ultimate evil is one of the many things that make this series special. Inhaltsverzeichnis FOREWORD BY TOM MORRIS xi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Some House Points I'd Like to Award xv Introduction: Harry Potter and the Enchantment of Philosophy 1 PART ONE THE HORCRUX OF THE MATTER: DESTINY, IDENTITY, AND THE SOUL 1 The Soul in Harry Potter 7 Scott Sehon 2 Sirius Black: Man or Dog? 22 Eric Saidel 3 Destiny in the Wizarding World 35 Jeremy Pierce PART TWO THE MOST POWERFUL MAGIC OF ALL 4 Choosing Love: The Redemption of Severus Snape 53 Catherine Jack Deavel and David Paul Deavel 5 Love Potion No. 9¿ 66 Gregory Bassham 6 Harry Potter, Radical Feminism, and the Power of Love 80 Anne Collins Smith PART THREE POTTERWATCH: FREEDOM AND POLITICS 7 Patriotism, House Loyalty, and the Obligations of Belonging 97 Andrew P. Mills 8 Dumbledore's Politics 113 Beth Admiraal and Regan Lance Reitsma 9 Dumbledore, Plato, and the Lust for Power 128 David Lay Williams and Alan J. Kellner PART FOUR THE ROOM OF REQUIREMENT: A POTTER POTPOURRI 10 Is Dumbledore Gay? Who's to Say? 143 Tamar Szabó Gendler 11 Choices vs. Abilities: Dumbledore on Self-Understanding 157 Gregory Bassham 12 The Magic of Personal Transformation 172 S. Joel Garver 13 Just in Your Head? J. K. Rowling on Separating Reality from Illusion 185 John Granger with Gregory Bassham 14 A Pensieve for Your Thoughts? Harry Potter and the Magic of Memory 198 Amy Kind 15 A Hogwarts Education: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 212 Gregory Bassham PART FIVE BEYOND THE VEIL: DEATH, HOPE, AND MEANING 16 The Real Secret of the Phoenix: Moral Regeneration through Death 229<...

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Authors Irwin, W Irwin, William Irwin, William Bassham Irwin
Assisted by Gregory Bassham (Editor), Bassham Gregory (Editor), William Irwin (Editor), Irwin William (Editor)
Publisher Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 08.10.2010
 
EAN 9780470398258
ISBN 978-0-470-39825-8
No. of pages 304
Dimensions 153 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
Series The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
Blackwell Philosophy and Pop C
Blackwell Philosophy & Pop Cul
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology

PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy

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